figurative vs nonliteral

figurative and nonliteral both are adjectives.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
figurative	No	Yes	No	No
nonliteral	No	Yes	No	No

As adjectives, figurative and nonliteral are synonyms defined as:

figurative and nonliteral: (used of the meanings of words or text) not literal; using figures of speech

figurative (adjective)	nonliteral (adjective)
(used of the meanings of words or text) not literal; using figures of speech	(used of the meanings of words or text) not literal; using figures of speech
consisting of or forming human or animal figures